Wound Care with Southcoast Health Podcast

Season 3: Healing at Southcoast Health Wound Care: Advanced Treatments for Better Outcomes with Dr. Pilar Alonso, Medical Director and Cheryl Thompson, Market Director of Wound Care

Dr. Pilar Alonso is a graduate of the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center, Philippines. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at St. Agnes Hospital, MD and furthered her medical expertise at Brown University, RI specializing in Infectious Diseases.

A greater part of her philosophy of care is to serve as an educator, empowering her patients with the tools to take control of their own health and well-being. Dr. Alonso has been practicing in Fall River since 2000. Her clinical Interests include general infectious diseases specifically musculoskeletal infections, wound care and wound healing.

Cheryl Thompson is a registered nurse with over 33 years of experience. She began her career working in med-surg and home health services before she came to Southcoast Health's Charlton Memorial Hospital as the Director of Wound Care in 2013. Today, Cheryl serves as the Market Director for the South Coast region managing all three Southcoast Health Wound Care locations in Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham, Massachusetts. She is passionate about caring for others with a patient-centered approach and is proud of the direct improvement exceptional wound care can have on a patient's quality of life.

· What makes Southcoast Health Wound Care the first comprehensive wound care center in Southeastern Massachusetts

· Why ispecialized wound care is so important for patients with chronic or complex wounds

· An overview of the types of wounds and conditions you treat at the center

· What advanced technologies and evidence-based treatments are available at Southcoast Health Wound Care

· How surgical debridement helps in the healing process

·W. What role bioengineered tissue products play in wound care

· How does negative pressure wound therapy work,

· What Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is and how it benefits wound healing Southcoast Health is the first in the region to offer HBOT — why is this treatment so significan

What conditions are most treated with HBOT

· What patients can expect during a typical HBOT session

· How many treatments does a patient usually need, and what factors determine that

· Risks or side effects associated with HBOT

How the team at SouthCoast Health collaborates with referring physicians to ensure continuity of care

· What a typical patient journey looks like — from diagnosis to treatment and follow-up

· How treatment plans for each patient are personalized

· Support that patients receive during their recovery process

· Benefits patients experience from specialized wound care at Southcoast Health

· How advanced wound care improves the quality of life for patients

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F.R.E.S.H. Start: GLP-1s and the Future of Medical Weight Loss

with Jessica Inwood, Director of Medical Weight Management

Dr. Jessica Inwood discusses:

• •Overview of the Southcoast Health Medical Weight Loss Program and how it supports patients on their journey

· •What F.R.E.S.H. Start program stands for, and how it guides people through lifestyle change

·H. *How the does your team personalize care for each patient

•What GLP-1 medications are and how do they work in the body

•How GLP-1s improve overall metabolic health

· •Insurance coverage and out of pocket expense for GLP-1 medications

S. •Surgical options to GLP-1 medications

•Advantages and challenges of FDA-approved weight loss medications

· •Weighing the pros and cons to decide which medication or other approach works for the individual

•. •Length of use of GLP-1 and oher medications

•How to decide first step options - surgery, medication, or lifestyle change

•Reaching weight-loss goals and maintaining weight

· •Role of nutritionists, behavioral health specialists, and coaches

•. •Qualifications and referrals for the Southcoast program, and how to begin

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In this episode, Dr Matthew Philips, Chief of Brain & Spine at Southcoast Health will discuss:

What is normal and abmormal back pain, causes for back pain, diagnostic tests available, multidisciplinary approach to back pain including treatment plans, surgical options and risks and benefits of surgery, pre-surgical steps to help improve outcomes, post surgey recovery time and treatment. Dr. Philips will also discuss minimially invasive techniques and imaging technologies.

BIO:

Dr. Matthew Philips is a neurological surgeon in practice with Southcoast Neurosurgery. He is the Chief of Brain & Spine at Southcoast Health and on the medical staff at St. Lukes Hospital in New Bedford, Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River and Tobey Hospital in Wareham.

A native of New Bedford, Dr. Philips is a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at the University of Pennsylvania and subspecialty fellowship training in complex and reconstructive spinal surgery.

He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Joint Sections of Trauma and Critical Care and Spinal and Peripheral Nerves and North American Spine Society.

In addition to spinal reconstruction, Dr. Philips has a special interest in spine tumors, degenerative disease of the spine, brain tumors, traumatic brain injury and surgical treatment of epilepsy.

Dr. Philips is board certified in neurological surgery.

https://www.southcoast.org/doctors/matthew-philips-md/